Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume Ii Part 274

=Tincture, Warburg's Fever.= _Syn._ TINCTURA FEBRIFUGA WARBURGII. The composition was for a long time kept secret; but in 1875 Dr. W. published the following formula for it, through Prof. Maclean:--Aloes (Soc.), lb. j; Rad. Rhei, Sem. Angelic., Conf. Damocrat. aa ?iv; Rad. Helenii, Croci Sat., Sem. Fnic., Cretae ppt. aa ?ij; Rad. Gent., Rad. Zedoar., Pip.

Cubeb., Myrrhae, Camphorae, Boleti laric., aa ?j. Digest with 500 oz. of proof spirit in a water-bath for 12 hours; express, and add quinin.

disulph. ?x. Then replace in water-bath until the quinine is dissolved.

Filter when cool. _Dose_, 1/2 oz. (undiluted) after an aperient.

=Tincture of Wild Cherry Bark.= _Syn._ TINCTURA PRUNI VIRGINIANae. _Prep._ Wild cherry bark, bruised, 2 oz.; proof spirit, 1 pint. Digest 14 days, press, and filter. May also be made by percolation.

=Tincture of Winter Cherry.= _Syn._ TINCTURA PHYSALIS ALKIKENGae. _Prep._ Take of the whole plant, dried, 4 oz.; rectified spirit, 1 pint. Digest for 10 days, strain, and filter. Diuretic and febrifuge.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr.

to 1 dr.

=Tincture of Wormwood.= _Syn._ TINCTURA ABSINTHII. (Ph. G.) _Prep._ Dried wormwood, 6 oz.; proof spirit, 30 oz. (by weight.); macerate for 8 days, and strain.--_Dose_, 1 dr.

=Tincture of Wormwood (Compound).= _Syn._ TINCTURA ABSINTHII COMPOSITA.

(P. Cod.) _Prep._ Dried wormwood tops, 1 oz.; gentian, bitter orange peel, of each 1 oz.; germander, 1 oz.; rhubarb, 3/4 oz.; aloes, 2 dr.; cascarilla, 2 dr.; proof spirit, 2 pints.

_Loss of Spirit in making Tinctures by the British Pharmacopia._[236]--MR UMNEY gives the following table, as embodying the result of his experience:--

[Footnote 236: 'Pharm. Journ,', 3rd series, 1, 321-379.]

------------------------------+------------+------------+--------+-------- Alcohol 838 Alcohol 920 Loss Gain Quant.i.ty to make to make p. c. by p. c. by made. up measure. up measure. volume. volume.

------------------------------+------------+------------+--------+-------- Galls. Pints. Pints. Tinct. aconit 4 25 ... 79 Tinct. arnicae 10 30 ... 38 Tinct. aurantii 10 ... 50 63 Tinct. belladonnae 2 ... 7 41 Tinct. benz. comp. 5 ... ... ... 100 Tinct. buchu 2 ... 10 63 Tinct. calumbae 5 ... 30 71 Tinct. camphor, comp. 10 ... 5 7 Tinct. cantharid 4 ... 6 19 Tinct. capsici 5 10 ... 25 Tinct. cardam. co. 20 ... ... ... 25 Tinct. cascarillae 5 ... 20 50 Tinct. castor 2 5 ... 32 Tinct. catechu 5 ... No loss. ... Tinct. chirettae 2 ... 20 125 Tinct. cinchonae 10 ... 120 150 Tinct. cinchonae co. 10 ... 90 113 Tinct. cinnam. 5 ... 40 100 Tinct. cocci 1 ... 25 31 Tinct. colchici sem. 2 ... 15 94 Tinct. conii 2 ... 75 46 Tinct. croci 1 ... 60 75 Tinct. cubebae 2 5 ... 32 Tinct. digitatis 5 ... 30 75 Tinct. ergotae 2 ... 20 125 Tinct. ferri acet. 1 12 ... 150 Tinct. gallae 1 ... 4 50 Tinct. gent. co. 10 ... 70 87 Tinct. hyoscyami 10 ... 60 75 Tinct. jalapae 5 ... 20 50 Tinct. kino 1 No loss. ... ... Tinct. krameriae 5 ... 20 50 Tinct. lavand. comp. 20 20 ... 13 Tinct. limonis 2 ... 15 94 Tinct. lobeliae 3 ... 25 105 Tinct. lobeliae aether. 3 35[237] ... 145 Tinct. lupuli 5 ... 40 100 Tinct. myrrhae 5 25 ... 62 Tinct. nuc. vom. 4 0 ... 62 Tinct. opii 10 ... 75 10 Tinct. opii ammon. 25 5 ... 25 Tinct. pyrethri 1 10 ... 125 Tinct. qua.s.siae 1 ... 7 87 Tinct. rhei 10 ... 40 50 Tinct. sabinae 2 ... 8 50 Tinct. scillae 5 ... 30 75 Tinct. senegae 1 ... 75 93 Tinct. sennae 10 ... 20 25 Tinct. serpentar 1 ... 9 109 Tinct. stramon. 1 ... 5 63 Tinct. sambul 3 ... 10 42 Tinct. valer. ammon. 5 35[238] ... 44 Tinct. valerian 5 ... 23 57 Tinct. veratri virid. 2 25 ... 156 Tinct. zingiber 5 25 ... 63 Tinct. zingiber fort. 10 36 ... 375 ------------------------------+------------+------------+--------+--------

[Footnote 237: Sp. aether. sulph.]

[Footnote 238: Sp. ammon. aromat.]

=Tincture of Yellow Jasmine.= _Syn._ TINCTURA GELSEMII SEMPERVIRENS.

_Prep._ Yellow jasmine, 1 oz.; rectified spirit, 1 pint.--_Dose_, 20 to 40 minims.

=Tincture of Zedoary.= _Syn._ TINCTURA ZEDOARIae. (Ph. Amst.) _Prep._ Zedoary root, 1 part; rectified spirit, 8 parts. Digest and filter.

=Tincture of Zedoary (Compound).= _Syn._ TINCTURA ZEDOARIae COMPOSITA; WEDEL'S ESSENTIA CARMINATIVA. _Prep._ Zedoary, 4 oz.; calamus, galangal, of each 2 oz.; chamomile, aniseed, caraway seed, of each 1 oz.; bay-berries and cloves, of each 6 dr.; orange-peel and mace, of each 4 dr.; peppermint water and rectified spirit, of each 24 dr. In 6 days strain, and add hydrochloric ether, 4 oz.

=TINCTURES (Concentrated).= _Syn._ TINCTURae CONCENTRATae HAENLI, L. _Prep._ (Ph. Baden.) Digest 8 parts of the vegetable powder in 16 of spirit of the sp. gr. 857 (45 o. p.), for 4 days, at 72 Fahr., with occasional agitation, then press, and filter; to the marc or residuum add as much spirit as it has absorbed, and again press, and filter; the weight of the mixed liquors should be 16 parts. In this way are prepared concentrated tinctures of aconite leaves; arnica and chamomile flowers; belladonna, digitalis, hemlock, henbane, peppermint, and savine leaves; ipecacuanha and valerian roots, &c.

=TINCTURES (Cu'linary).= See ESSENCES, SPIRITS, &c.

=TINCTURES (Ethe"real).= _Syn._ TINCTURae aeTHEREae, L. _Prep._ (P. Cod.) From the vegetable substance, 1 oz.; sulphuric ether, 4 oz. (or 6 fl.

oz.); by maceration, for 4 days, in a well-closed vessel; or, preferably, by percolation in a cylindrical gla.s.s vessel furnished with a stopper, and terminating at the lower end in a funnel, obstructed with a little cotton.

The powder being introduced over the cotton, pour on enough ether to moisten it, put in the stopper, fix the tube into the neck of a bottle, and leave it for 48 hours; then add, gradually, the remaining portion of the ether, and, lastly, enough water to displace the ether absorbed. In this manner are prepared the ethereal tinctures of aconite leaves, arnica flowers, belladonna, hemlock, foxglove, tobacco, pellitory, solanum, valerian, stramonium, &c., of the Paris Codex.

The ethereal tinctures of amber, ambergris, a.s.saftida, cantharides (acetic ether), castor, musk, tolu, &c., are prepared by maceration only.

=TINCTURES (Odorif'erous).= These are prepared from odoriferous substances by the usual processes of digestion or percolation. See SPIRITS.

=TINCTURES from Recent Vegetables.= See VEGETABLE JUICES.

=TIN'DER (German).= See AMADOU.

=TISANE.= [Fr.] _Syn._ PTISAN; PTISANA, L. This form of medicine is much used in France. Tisanes may be readily prepared by slightly medicating barley, rice, or tamarind water, lemonade, &c. See DECOCTION, INFUSION, JULEP, PTISAN, &c., and below.

=Tisane, Antimonial.= (Brera.) Lemonade, 2 pints; tartar emetic, 2 gr.; sugar, q. s.

=Tisane, Antis...o...b..tic.= An infusion of buckbean and the fresh roots of horseradish.

=Tisane, Antivenereal.= Various compound decoctions of sarsaparilla are known by this name.

=Tisane of Arnica.= (P. Cod.) As elder flower tisane.

=Tisane of Arnica Flowers.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Arnica flowers, 1/2 oz.; boiling water, 6 pints. Infuse half to an hour and filter through paper.

Prepare in the same manner saffron tisane.

=Tisane of Asparagus.= (P. Cod.) Asparagus root, 3/4 oz.; boiling water, 2 pints. Infuse 2 hours, and strain. Tisanes are prepared in the same way from the roots of elecampane, comfrey, strawberries, rhatany, soap-wort, spruce-fir buds, Peruvian bark, dulcamara and burdock root.

=Tisane of Bread.= _Syn._ DECOCTUM ALb.u.m. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Prepared hartshorn, 1 oz.; bread crumb, 2 oz.; gum Arabic, 1 oz.; water, sufficient quant.i.ty to yield 5 pints; boil for 1/2 hour, strain through a coa.r.s.e sieve, and add white sugar, 6 oz.; orange-flower water, 1 oz.

=Tisane of Ca.s.sia.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Extract of ca.s.sia, 1 oz.; dissolve in 5 pints of water at 140 F.

=Tisane, Common.= A decoction of pearl-barley and couch-gra.s.s, flavoured with liquorice root.

=Tisane of Couch Gra.s.s.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Root of couch gra.s.s, sliced, 6 dr. Boil for 1/2 hour with water sufficient to yield 2 pints.

=Tisane of Elder Flowers.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Elder flowers, 1 dr.; boiling water, 1-1/4 pint. Macerate for 1/2 hour, and strain.

=Tisane of Gentian.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Gentian, sliced, 1/2 oz.; cold water, 5 pints. Infuse 4 hours, and strain. In the same manner prepare tisanes of qua.s.sia, simaruba, and rhubarb.

=Tisane of Groats.= From groats, as tisane of pearl barley.

=Tisane of Guaiac.u.m Wood.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Guaiac.u.m shavings, 1-3/4 oz.

Boil for 1 hour with sufficient water to yield 2 pints, and strain.

=Tisane of Gum.= _Syn._ EAU DE GOMME. _Prep._ Bruised gum Arabic, 1 oz.; water, 2-1/2 pints. Dissolve without heat, and strain.

=Tisane of Iceland Moss.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Just boil 2-1/2 dr. of Iceland moss in a little water and throw away the first decoction, then wash the remaining moss with cold water; then add a fresh quant.i.ty of water, and boil for 1/2 hour, so as to obtain 2 pints.

=Tisane of Irish Moss.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Wash 90 gr. of carrageen in cold water; then, after boiling ten minutes, add water in sufficient quant.i.ty so as to yield 2 pints.

=Tisane of Liquorice.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Sliced liquorice, 1 oz.; boiling water, 5 pints. Infuse 2 hours, and strain. Prepare in the same manner (but infusing for 1/2 hour) tisanes from the dried leaves of borage, wormwood, holy thistle, chicory, fumitory, ground ivy, pellitory, wild pansy, soapwort, scabious, from the cones of the hop, aniseed, red-rose leaves, lesser centaury tops, and linseed.

=Tisane of Mezereon.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Mezereon bark, 2 dr.; water, 2-1/2 pints; boil to 1-3/4 pint, and strain.

=Tisane of Orange Leaves.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Leaves of the orange tree, 1/2 oz.; boiling water, 5 pints; infuse 1/2 hour, and strain. Prepare in the same manner tisanes from the leaves of wormwood, maiden-hair, hyssop, balm, mint, and sage; and from the flowers of white mullein, chamomile, red poppy, mallow, marshmallow, lime, coltsfoot, and violet.

=Tisane of Pearl Barley.= (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Wash 3/4 oz. of pearl barley in cold water; strain off water, and boil in a sufficient quant.i.ty of water, so as to yield 2 pints. Tisanes of groats and rice are made in the same manner.

=Tisane, Pectoral.= An infusion of the roots of liquorice and marshmallow, Canadian maidenhair, and the flowers of the red poppy and coltsfoot, in a decoction of rice.

=Tisane of Rice.= (P. Cod.) Prepared in the same manner as tisane of pearl barley.

=Tisane of Rice, with Lemon.= (Augustin.) _Prep._ Washed rice, 1 oz.; water, 4 lbs.; boil, strain, add barley sugar, 1/2 dr.; lemon juice, 1 oz.